Gender mainstreaming in peace operations and gender mainstreaming in mediation course
TransConflict hereby recommends a course, entitled ‘Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Operations and Gender Mainstreaming in Mediation’, in Belgrade, Serbia, from 2-6th July 2018, organized by... Read More
Investigative journalist Jeta Xharra – challenging politicians and patriarchy in the Balkans
Reporter Jeta Xharra talks about misogyny in journalism, and how she uses her live TV show to challenge politicians on gender inequality.
Erdogan’s war on women
Kurdish women in one of the strongest and most radical women’s movements in the world are taking a battering from the Turkish state with impunity... Read More
Complementary agendas – women and youth building peace
We in the youth peacebuilding community must be careful not to allow the exclusionary nature of discourse on violent extremism to have an impact on... Read More
Affecting power structures – gender and youth perspectives
In areas of conflict, support from the international community is often greatly needed. However, the design of this support directly affects power structures in the... Read More
Conflict and women – ten facts about conflict and its impact on women
It is vital to account for this triple role and the basic impact of armed conflict on women so as to be able to sensitise... Read More
What is the value of a woman?
Both men and women need to continue the conversation about gender equality and empowerment before it is pushed aside by other more pressing matters. The... Read More
25th November – silent violence against women
Inequality and the walls built around the informal sector are the marks of the “silent violence” against women. On 25th November, this day for the... Read More
Ethnic conflict and gender-based violence
These effects of rape as a strategy of war demonstrate how it has been systematically used as a weapon to destroy the possibility for future... Read More
Sexual violence and indigenous women in conflict
Sexual violence during conflict is often used as a way to destroy indigenous populations. Sexual violence impacts not only the individual women, but the community... Read More